THE CHURCH
The Lord Primate consecrated on yesterday (Tuesday) the Rev. Robert
Knox, D.D., to the Bishopric of Down and Connor and Dromore. His grace was
assisted by the Lord Bishop of Kilmore. The consecration was held in the
Armagh Cathedral. The Bishop elect of Down and Connor and Dromore will be
enthroned in the cathedral of Lisburn, on to-morrow, the 3rd and in the
cathedral of Dromore on Saturday, the 5th of May.
The Rev. John Finlay has been appointed curate of the perpetual curacy
of Brackaville, vacant by the promotion of the Rev. Isaac Ashe to the
rectory of Baronstown.
The Rev. William Hall, rector of Charleville, diocese of Cloyne, has
been appointed to the rectory of Kilshanning, vacant by the promotion of the
Rev. E.T. Brady.
The rectory of Cappagh, diocese of Derry, void by the death of the Rev.
Henry H. Harte, ex. F.T.C.D., is worth £1500 and is in the gift of Trinity
College.
Ordinations are to be held on Trinity Sunday, 3d June, by the
Archbishop of York, Bishops of Lincoln, Bath, Gloucester, Exeter, Ripon,
Salisbury, Peterborough, Chichester, Ely, Oxford, and Manchester.